St. Maries Singers Accompanist

Jennifer Drake

Jennifer is the general music, band, and choral teacher at Oakville Elementary School. She has participated in various choirs and vocal ensembles, both collegiate and professional. Jennifer was employed as a keyboardist and vocalist in a praise band in Salisbury, NC while attending Catawba College. During her time at Catawba, she had the opportunity to tour Europe with the Catawba Singers, perform at the Roosevelt Theater in Chicago in Paradise Lost under the direction of Eric Whitacre, and perform at Carnegie Hall under the direction of Paul E. Oakley. In the spring of 2011 she received a B.A. in Vocal Performance and Sacred Music. Jennifer has been teaching private voice and piano lessons for 9 years. She joined Musica in the Fall of 2015 and has enjoyed singing with Musica immensely. She is the director of SMACappella and was the interim director of St. Maries Singers in the fall of 2018. Jennifer looks forward to continuing to have fun and make beautiful music with this wonderful group.